The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-08-18
IOWA STATE NEWS.
Cherokee wants a twine factory.

Cherokee wants a twine factory.
Sperry's new church Is completed.
Dunlap is to vote on watcr-works
proposition.
A stock company will build an IS,
600 hotel ut Spencer.
Wall Lake claims to have the best
creamery in the State.
The normal institute at Avoca has 225
teachers III attendance.
The telephone exchange at Des
Moines has 1900 patrons.
Three petitions for divorce were fled
at Davenport in one day week.
A valuable horse Of Hubbard
farmer was killed by lightning.
Burglars are doing work very un-
pleasant to the citizens of Pleasantville.
Wednesday lightning struck and
burned the barn Of Hiram Bell. at
Allison, killing also team OF horses.
A Humboldt man of speculative
turn made $50 in one del BY getting
corner on the binding twine supply.
Montezuma is confident that coal
exists in that region. A STOCK company
has been organized to prospect for it.
Hon. VIM. Gilley, cx Mayor Of
Carroll, was seriously injured Saturday
while trying to stop a runaway horse.
A 100000 steam roller mill with 20
barrels per diem. is nearly completed
at New Hampton, filling long felt
want.
Prof. Scerley. of the State Normal
School. says that during the past year
not student there used tobacco in any
form.
A woman said to be from Carroll,
Iowa, was arrested on Wednesday in
Omaha. for shoplifting and paid fine
Of SO.
George Harmon was arrested Monday
Mt Mt. Vernon for throwingrails on the
ChicagoN Northwestern track to wreck
an engine.
The clerk of the Court in Mills
County refused to issue a marriage
license applied for by negro man and
white woman.
John Beclel, of Maquoketa, has died
from injuries received while working to
check the flames at the recent confia-
grafton at Clinton.
Centerville is putting down a $1O. 900
artesian well. and i line of street ears
to run from South Centerville depot
grounds, to the main part of the city.
A man who had been an inmate Of
the poorhouse for several years died
Sunday at Council Bluffs, and upon
searching his clothing slO3 were found
in them.
Mrs. Rathburn, of Danbury. sustained
severe injuries last week by her horse
running away. Her right collar bone
was broken, and she was badly bruised
about the shoulders.
A woman in Keokuk was arrested for
fast driving and assault and battery,
she having applied her whip to two mer
who did not get off the street crossing
quick enough to suit her.
A small child was caught by the COW
catcher of c., X. |. Il r. freight train
near Brighton. Monday and tossed
against the side Of an cmbankment,
but the little one was picked up un-
injured.
Crops about Sibiey have been greatly
damaged by 4 wind. Thousands Of
acres of grain that was ready for the
reaper now lie prostrated. 1t was
feared at one time that the buildings in
the city would be destroyed.
On Saturday evening at Davenport,
James Delano, operator Of the c. Il. /.
Il r.. was the victim of murderous as,
sault from a stranger. who shot him in
the head, and dragged him across the
rails in an out Of the way place.
Lockridge had wind storm lasting
80 seconds which cut a mighty swath AZ
rods wide and ? miles long, uprootins
timber and orchards and scattering
stacks Of hay and grain far and wide
A rain fall of one inch followed the bic
blow.
There is talk of the header work.
being removed from Grinnel on account
Of the Interstate law. The proprietor.
claim to have lost $1,000 in the las
year on account of il. Chicago i.
limited at rs the place looked to for 10
eating.
One hundred cases of beer an,
several other packages of liquors con
signed to DIR. Jaenicke and l.. b. O,s
hausen were seized under searcl
warrant at Spirit Lake. and an inter
esting legal contest will follow tin
| seizure.
A son of Squire Heathman of Poca
hontas was killed by lightning Thurs
| day. With two brothers lie was shock
ing grain and the three ran to a wagol
for shelter, two going on one side an,
the one killed on the other. The tw,
were not affected.
Jacob Hefflefinger, formerly of Chari
ton committed suicide at Grundy Cente
by putting bullet into his head
| Nine months ago he left his wife a
Charlton and had resided at Grund
Center, For several years his conduc
has been peculiar.
Governor Larrabee has received a DC
tition, signed by twenty-one citizens Q
Webster county, respectfully requesting
that a reward be offered for the appre
hension of j. kacalack, who is accuses
of the crime Of arson committed i
Webster county on about July %.
Chas. Aldrich, farm hand, went t
Carroll one day last week and pun
chased goods froma harness dealer unde
prctense that the goods were for ma
who had just discharged him, and fo
this little deception the young man no'
languishes in the new Carroll count
jail.
At Essex vegetation is dried ul
burned up in fact. Corn is fried in til
field and cannot be reclaimed even
any amount Of rain fall. Many farmer
are cutting it up for feed. Brook
never before known to fail have cease
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